Dispensing device for powdered substances



April 26, 1932. MB. BANTLY DISPENSING DEVICE FOR POWDERED SUBSTANCES Filed July 28, 1931 Patented Apr. 26, 1932 UNITED T NT OFFICE MossI BAnr Y, or Los enGELirs, CALIFORNIA DISPENSING DEVICE FOR Application filed July 28,

This invention relates to a dispensing de- Vice for powders, granulated materials and the like, whereby such materials may be dispensedin small quantities as they are required for use.

'The'invention is more particularly intended for use as atoile't powder receptacle and dispenser which is adapted to be carried about by the 'person'using the powder which it containsQthe'invention also including means to supportthe container properin a convenient position for use upon a dresser or other article of furniture. p

So far as the container proper is concerned, one object of the invention is to provide improved means to yieldingly hold the stopper orclos'ure' element inplace in closed position withinthe dispensing opening, such holding means permitting"saidstopper to be readily depressed by outside force whenever it is desired to dispenseany of the content'sof the receptacle' M Other objects, advantages, and features of the invention may hereinafter appear.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which illustrate what is at present deemed tohe a preferred embodiment ofthe invention,

Fig. 1 is a vertical mid-section of the complete device as the same appears when mounted upon a table or other object having a fiat supporting surface.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the container proper is desirably furnished with a cylindrical casing 7 which has at one end an axially located discharge opening 8 and which has at its other end a suspending handle 9 whereby the device may be suspended from a goose-neck supporting rod 10, said rod 10 being in turn anchored at its lower end to an ornamental dish or receptacle 11.

Referring more in detail to the construction of the container 7, at its upper end said container is shown provided with a screw cap or cover the handle 9 consisting of a triangularly shaped piece of wire having inwardly directed foot portions 16 which are POWDEItEI? SUB STANCES 1931. Serial No. 553,543.

soldered or otherwise secured to said cover.

When said cover is unscrewed the powder or granular material may readily be deposited within the receptacle 7 through the openlend thereof. "The triangularly shaped handle 9 has its apex directed upwardly in order that when the hook portion 10a of the standard 1'0 is hooked thereunder the receptacle willbe suspended in a'vertical'position. A keeper 106 may be provided to prevent accidental displacement of t he handle 9 froni'the'hook.

At the lower end of the receptacle the bottom 20 thereof i discharge openin s provided with the central g 8 already referred to, said tom around the opening 8.

Located within and extending diametrically across the bottom portion-ofthe container 7is a spring which normally holds the closure or stopper member 21 in the closed position. 'By'pr'eference andas shown, a leaf spring is employed for this purposefsaid spring preferably having a convexed'c'entral portion 26 and having near each end a smaller 4 bend or convexity '27, theobject ofthese bent portions ofthe spring being to add to the resiliency thereof; Beyond each bend 2f the spring is provided with a straight end por tion 28 which underlies an inwardly directed shoulder or short tom portion of 13 head 29 provided in the-bethe adjacent wall of the recep'ta'cleT. By this means the -s'pring 25"is held'in its operative position wherein it will permit a slight inward orupward'movelnent of the stopper 21"when said stopperis'sub jected to external pressure, butwill returnthe stopperto theclo'sed position as soonasthe pressure'thereagainst is removed. i shoulders 29d prevent gyratory displacement There is prefe Intent .rably provided a small pan which-fits within the receptacle 11' and r des a h r is h r jr The rod 10 is of a resilient character and therefore the receptacle 7 may be depressed while said receptacle is suspended from said rod, thereby bringing the lower portion of the stopper 21 in contact with the powder puff 31 and slightly opening said stopper against the opposition of spring 26. This slight opening of said stopper will cause a thin stream of powder to descend around the margin of the opening 8 and fall upon the powder puff 31. After the desired amount of powder has been deposited upon the powder puff the container 7 may be swung to one side in order that the powder puff may be conveniently removed from the pan 30 for use. If desired, the container 7 may be removed from the hook 10a and may be used separately from the receptacle 11 and supporting rod 10.

In assembling the device, before the cap 15 is screwed upon the container 7 the closure member 21 will be inserted into the open end of said container, the convex portion of said closure member being directed towards the opening 8. After said closure member has been brought into said opening in the position shown in Fig. 1, then one end of the spring 26 is inserted into one of the pockets provided therefor beneath one of the beads 29, and then by convexing said spring beyond its normal curvature the other end thereof may be sprung under the opposite bead 29 thus bringing the spring into its operative position.

I claim:

1. In a dispensing device for powders and granulated material, a container of a generally cylindrical character, said container having a delivery opening portion positioned axially in one end thereof, a tapered stopper constructed and arranged normally to close the lumen of said discharge opening, and a spring located within and extending diametrically across said receptacle and positioned normally to hold said stopper in the closed position, there being internal projections provided upon said container to engage the end portions of said spring to hold it in place.

2. In a dispensing device for powders and granulated material, a container of a generally cylindrical character, said container having a delivery opening portion positioned axially in one end thereof, a tapered stopper constructed and arranged normally'to close the lumen of said discharge opening, and a spring located within and extending diametrically across said receptacle and positioned normally to hold said stopper in the closed position, there being an internally projecting bead which extends around said casing and which retains the end portions of said spring in the operative position.

3. In a device of the kind described, a receptacle adapted to form a base, a container of a cylindrical character having in one end a dispensing opening and having at its other end in a closure member provided with a handle, and an upstanding supporting rod the lower end of which is fixed to the marginal portion of said receptacle, the upper end portion of said rod being directed over the central portion of said receptacle and terminating in a hook adapted to receive said handle and thereby suspend said container, said dispensing opening being controlled by a projecting depressible stopper located therein, and said suspending rod'being resilient to permit manual depression of the suspended container to open said stopper by bringing the projecting portion thereof into contact with said receptacle.

4. In a device of the kind described, a container of a generally cylindrical character having a filling opening at one end and a dispensing opening at the other end, a. closure member normally closing said dispensing opening, and a spring within said container yieldingly maintaining said closure member in the closed position, said spring extending diametrically across the adjacent end portion of said container and having its ends located within diametrically opposite pockets provided therefor.

5. In a device of the kind described, a container of an elongated character having a dispensing opening in an end portion thereof, a closure member normally closing said dispensing opening, and a spring within said container extending transversely thereof, the

central portion of said spring engaging said closure member to keep it normally in the closed position, said spring having bends which are directed toward the end portions of the container to add to the resilience of the spring.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature.

MOSSI B. BANTLY. 

